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== A candidate for the Koopalings' ''current story''? == | == A candidate for the Koopalings' ''current story''? == | ||
The German translation of the ''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' was finally released and of course I was curious to see what the German story of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' would have been. To say that I've been impressed by the translation is an understatement. The section that still stated that they are Bowser's children, but with less force, was now completely changed into something else! But let's see what is written {{media link|ESMB German SMB3 Story.png|in the German translation}}:<br/> | The German translation of the ''[[Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.]]'' was finally released and of course I was curious to see what the German story of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' would have been. To say that I've been impressed by the translation is an understatement. The infamous section that still stated that they are Bowser's children, but with less force, was now completely changed into something else! But let's see what is written {{media link|ESMB German SMB3 Story.png|in the German translation}}:<br/> | ||
''Allerdings macht er sieben Koopalinge zu seinen Untertanen''<br/> | ''Allerdings macht er sieben Koopalinge zu seinen Untertanen''<br/> | ||
it pretty much means<br/> | it pretty much means<br/> | ||
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First of all, this is nothing like {{media link|ESMB page 33.png|what is written in the Encyclopedia}}, what surpises me, though, is that this story is very similar to the current Japanese depiction of the Koopalings: | First of all, this is nothing like {{media link|ESMB page 33.png|what is written in the Encyclopedia}}, what surpises me, though, is that this story is very similar to the current Japanese depiction of the Koopalings: | ||
* they are stated to be ''seven Koopalings'', not ''the seven Koopalings'', this could stem from the current Japanese name, 「クッパ7人衆」, that might indicate that they are seven among the ''Bowsers'' | * they are stated to be ''seven Koopalings'', not ''the seven Koopalings'', this could stem from the current Japanese name, 「クッパ7人衆」, that might indicate that they are seven among the ''Bowsers'' | ||
* there is no implied relationship with Bowser before, and then they are his subjects, | * there is no implied relationship with Bowser before, and then they are his subjects, cosnistent with the 「クッパの手下」 used to describe them and sometimes even refer to them | ||
* they are not stated to be siblings at all, consistent with the 「仲間」 term used nowadays in Japan when they talk about each other | * they are not stated to be siblings at all, consistent with the 「仲間」 term used nowadays in Japan when they talk about each other | ||
Could therefore this be the famous ''current story'' Miyamoto talked about in 2012? {{media link|ESMB German page 256.png|The translator is Hirofumi Yamada}}, [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=61155 who has translated many Japanese manga in German before], so I doubt he would make such a big mistake while translating from Japanese to German, even missing the 「兄弟」 term which stated that they are siblings.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:04, 17 October 2017 (EDT) | Could therefore this be the famous ''current story'' Miyamoto talked about in 2012? {{media link|ESMB German page 256.png|The translator is Hirofumi Yamada}}, [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=61155 who has translated many Japanese manga in German before], so I doubt he would make such a big mistake while translating from Japanese to German, even missing the 「兄弟」 term which stated that they are siblings.--[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 19:04, 17 October 2017 (EDT) |